Edge-illumination x-ray phase-contrast imaging

A Olivo - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Although early demonstration dates back to the mid-sixties, x-ray phase-contrast imaging
(XPCI) became hugely popular in the mid-90s, thanks to the advent of 3rd generation …

Recent developments in spectroscopic imaging techniques for historical paintings-a review

M Alfeld, L de Viguerie - Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview over the application of scanning macro-XRF with mobile
instruments for the investigation of historical paintings. The method is compared to …

SYRMEP Tomo Project: a graphical user interface for customizing CT reconstruction workflows

F Brun, L Massimi, M Fratini, D Dreossi, F Billé… - Advanced structural and …, 2017 - Springer
When considering the acquisition of experimental synchrotron radiation (SR) X-ray CT data,
the reconstruction workflow cannot be limited to the essential computational steps of flat …

Unlocking history through automated virtual unfolding of sealed documents imaged by X-ray microtomography

J Dambrogio, A Ghassaei, DS Smith, H Jackson… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Computational flattening algorithms have been successfully applied to X-ray
microtomography scans of damaged historical documents, but have so far been limited to …

Multiscale pink-beam microCT imaging at the ESRF-ID17 biomedical beamline

A Mittone, L Fardin, F Di Lillo, M Fratini… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.iucr.org
Recent trends in hard X-ray micro-computed tomography (microCT) aim at increasing both
spatial and temporal resolutions. These challenges require intense photon beams. Filtered …

Browsing through sealed historical manuscripts by using 3-D computed tomography with low-brilliance X-ray sources

D Stromer, V Christlein, C Martindale, P Zippert… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Severely damaged historical documents are extremely fragile. In many cases, their secrets
remain concealed beneath their cover. Recently, non-invasive digitization approaches …

Monitored reconstruction: Computed tomography as an anytime algorithm

K Bulatov, M Chukalina, A Buzmakov, D Nikolaev… - IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Computed tomography is an important technique for non-destructive analysis of an object's
internal structure, relevant for scientific studies, medical applications, and industry. Pressing …

An assessment of multimodal imaging of subsurface text in mummy cartonnage using surrogate papyrus phantoms

A Gibson, KE Piquette, U Bergmann… - Heritage Science, 2018 - Springer
Ancient Egyptian mummies were often covered with an outer casing, panels and masks
made from cartonnage: a lightweight material made from linen, plaster, and recycled …

Virtual anthropology and its application in cultural heritage studies

A Profico, L Bellucci, C Buzi, F Di Vincenzo… - Studies in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The remains that typically compose the human fossil record often bear cracks, damage, and
deformations. The recent rapid development of 'virtual anthropology'has provided innovative …

Virtual recovery of content from X-ray micro-tomography scans of damaged historic scrolls

PL Rosin, YK Lai, C Liu, GR Davis, D Mills, G Tuson… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
There is a large body of historical documents that are too fragile to be opened or unrolled,
making their contents inaccessible. Recent improvements in X-ray scanning technology and …